Games Workshop's Imperial Guard are getting another big boost to their forces with a range of plastic Ogryns on the way to accompany this reboot of the forces of mankind. See what you think of the sneaky leaks we picked up from around the web.

First up we have a look at the standard Ogryns, or what I perceive to be the standard ones anyway. It looks like we'll be getting a standard set up weapon wise for these but with an update to the look bringing them more in line with the Ogre appearance from Warhammer. Tweak that again with that veteran looking Ogryn which could well be the special character Nork Deddog and maybe you can have an entirely Ogryn army?

You might well want to consider that once you see these rather burly looking Ogryns with shields and heavier armour. Interestingly when I was playing an Only War role-play one of the Ogryn characters did essentially pick up a shield like this. Maybe Games Workshop have been listening in?

On the other side of the coin we have this quad-cannon based tank that is most likely going to be an anti-air style affair enabling it to deal with flyers. While a new tank is awesome I still love the idea of these Ogryns at the moment. The look might be a bit Goonies but I think that adds to the potentially mutated idea behind some of the demi-humans.

Last but not least we have the Warmaster himself, Horus. When I shared this picture with a few friends of mine they all said that 'they had expected a bit more' and I can see what they mean when it comes to how dynamic some of the others have looked. However, he is the Warmaster and he is the calculated thinker rather than a barbarian warrior. He certainly looks like he is directing his troops at any rate.

What I'm waiting for is the duel diorama between Horus and the Emperor. Now THAT is going to be a collectors item worth having.

I’m glad they haven’t gone for a “running up a mountain” style action Horus, this is the first model for him and I think they mentioned at the very start they would have at least a couple of Horus variants so perhaps the corrupted chaos version will be a bit more imposing but I like this one anyway 🙂

I like Horus, the face is probably the best I’ve seen from any part of GW, it’s also clever having the before and after of corruption they are doing with this line, I think that will make an excellent display when the chaosified version eventually appears.

Not a fan of ogryns in general, but I can say they are better than the models GW have put out previously for these. The bane mask one is quite a decent looking thing really.

I like the normal ogryns, they’re big derpy blokes with huge guns that look like they want to smash something. They’re ogrysn 😛 . Certainly better then the metal ones. The shield ones not so much, they look too smart. Anyone else think those shields look like the black ops 2 ones?

Just ’cause you’re a mutant doesn’t mean you have to be a generic mutant. They never seem to get these guys right, but at least the pretty dubious metals had character and charm, and you could see one of these guys being your loyal bodyguard. The sprue could save them, we have no idea what head options and extra details – that you can glue to the body – will be included.

I’m sure the top model was naked as Nork Deddog and could well be a clam-pack.

Horus, as with most Forge World, takes my breath away.

*note the word Bullgryns in the text. Whoever put that rumour out got it dead on.

Ya I agree, when I see these I don’t think Ogryns. They are all neat and clean, ya its partly the paint job but not all of it. I mean one of them with the shield(i think its the bone ‘ead) has a trimmed mustache and soul patch, lol, why? I personly can’t picture a ogryn with a little pair of scissors looking in a mirror trimming his mustache, I picture a ogryn trying to smash the mirror cause the guy inside was staring at him or maybe some scragely patches cause he was trying to copy a officer but didn’t know what he was doing but not a perfect mustache and soul patch. Also theres the Tank tread in the armour, its a good idea but it looks like the armour was designed to take the tread and isn’t just a battlefield modification that was strapped on to add a little protection and help make each model a little different. Then there is the other kind that just look boring.
I’ll take a closer look at the kit when it comes out, but these just seem to me to have no Character at all.

Well as a collector of a Horus Heresy, Sons of Horus army as you could well imagine I am so excited over getting that Horus mini that it could well involve a change of trousers once I get my grubby little mits on him.

Some of the new IG stuff looks great though I have never been a fan of the Ogryn though I can see what they have looked to do. Not for me but I can see their charm to those that are collectors of such a unit.

I heard the new ogryns looked ugly – they were right. The ‘Bane’-like one with the gas mask is cool. The first one looks like he has chaos armour on with Aquila’s stuck down the front of it.
They’ve lost their character with these new sculpts, and I don;t like how they’re made to look like the Ogres.
Actually, because they look like Ogres, who have better looking characters, you could convert them with the guns and armour from these to make much better looking Ogryns.

Or go on ebay and buy the old ones, probably at a fraction of the (assumed) expensive cost.

Horus! Forge World: making cool stuff again and outshining GW. Maybe Forge World will make conversion kits for the Ogryns, and make them much better as they do with all GW kits.

Horus vs the Emperor would be even more awesome – no doubt that’ll be a set they’ll bring out later on.
I think Horus is in this pose because FW are releasing minis according to the timeline of the Horus Heresy. At the beginning, Horus took a backseat while the Legions fought, and then unleashed his army against the beleaguered survivors. So here he is, commanding his Sons of Horus to charge into them.
FW are going to make different versions of the characters, as we know during the Horus Heresy, they change and become daemons and whatnot. So look out for them for some more dynamic poses according to the novels.

I’m not entirely sold on those Ogryns yet, maybe if they were painted different I’d like them more.
Certainly don’t hate them as much as everyone else seems to. Then again, I almost like the centurions… ALMOST mind you.